I, Den-O, the Contract Urban Legend

Inoue Ueya thought for a moment, nodded, closed the door to the workroom, and then reopened the passage to the Desert of Time. "We've rescued everyone from Kisaragi Academy. You're the last three. You can get the details by asking them on the train over there. Everyone else stay inside."

"Eh? But..."

Suddenly thinking of something, Inoue Ueya interrupted Mochida Tetsuya and said, "By the way, have you encountered any other survivors?"

"Yes, but they had a strange black aura around them, and then they started killing each other, and then all of them..."

"..."

Inoue Ueya lowered his head, feeling inexplicably depressed.

——Is it still too late?

As if she had noticed Inoue Ueya's reaction, Natsukawa Hanako urged, "Okay, go in quickly. It's safe over there. Leave the rest to us."

The man in the kimono looked at Yanagihori Ryumine behind Inoue Ueya with a surprised expression. "Are you the principal of Tenjin Elementary School? I remember you were jumping off the building repeatedly near the principal's office?"

Mochida Tetsuya seemed to have thought of something, "Oh, right, I also found some clues about what happened here..."

Then, Tetsuya Mochida began to talk about his experience after entering "Tenjin Elementary School". He came in with his sister, and then met Mori Shige Sakutaro by chance, so they acted together. In the process of exploring here, they successively met Saenoki Nanahoshi who became a ghost and Onibei Kihiro, and even helped them escape from the attacks of the blackened people.

Kihiro Oni, the man in kimono standing before us now, Masago Takuchi, the teacher he was referring to, was a supernatural novelist. His goal was to enter "Tenjin Elementary School" to investigate the truth of the incident, but he was attacked and killed by the evil Saenoki Nanahoshi on the way, becoming a ghost...

"Ms. Saenoki is a student of Kibaki-sensei. Because her spiritual power was taken away by Shinozaki Sachiko, Sachiko has enough power to seal off this space... Anyway, we've just been asked by Kibaki-sensei, who has become a ghost, to have Ms. Saenoki recall what happened after she turned evil. Once she regains her power, we should be able to use the fragments of the paper figurines we left behind to return to our original world."

"As for the existence of Shinozaki Sachiko... Although many ghosts claim they were killed by her, we've never encountered her."

Chapter 32 It's you who's spying on me

"I think I know. Let me do this. After all, you can't resist the environment of Tianshen Elementary School that is gradually turning people into the dark side, so you should go to the Desert of Time and wait."

Tetsuya Mochida nodded. Although the guy in front of him looked a little weird, his intuition told him that he could trust Inoue Ueya.

"Then, please."

After watching the three of them walk into the Desert of Time, Inoue Ueya turned back to look at Kihiro Oni and extended his hand, "Do you want to come with us? Let's put an end to the Tenjin Elementary School incident."

……

"Hey, Inoue Ueya and Natsukawa Hanako?"

Ever since the last battle with Inoue Ueya, Shinozaki Sachiko has been hiding in the basement, even ignoring the whereabouts of other survivors, quietly using her abilities to watch Inoue Ueya's actions.

Although the sword strike from Hanako Natsukawa only grazed Shinozaki Sachiko's side, leaving only a shallow scar on her cheek, the resentment she held was inexplicably wiped out by a full 30% with that strike. Furthermore, for some unknown reason, the resentment that had been wiped out could not be restored, even though normally, no matter how much she consumed, she could recover instantly...

Moreover, the other party seems to have another independent space, and even has a way to randomly shuttle through multiple locked spaces, using this ability to rescue survivors who accidentally break in.

It's too dangerous. This pervert who talks to himself from time to time and calls himself "old lady" even though he is a boy is really too dangerous.

If the next door he opens is the one next to me...

"Yoshi, let's take down all the doors in the basement first."

After thinking for a while, Sachiko Shinozaki gave up the idea.

"No, this method won't work..."

With that ghost principal by his side, Yanagihori Ryumine will definitely know the location of the basement!

But now, listening to their conversation, it seems that the rainbow space he possesses cannot directly allow people to escape?

Hmm, so as long as I lift the blockade, the plague god won’t come back?

As she was thinking, the woman in red in the reconnaissance image created by Sachiko Shinozaki using her ability suddenly turned around and met her gaze.

???

No, it's impossible...

Hanako Natsukawa grinned and pointed at Sachiko Shinozaki who was outside the screen.

"Shinozaki Sachiko, it's you who's been spying on me..."

Nani? !

As soon as she finished speaking, scarlet cracks appeared on the image created by Sachiko Shinozaki's ability...

boom!

The reconnaissance screen exploded on the spot, blowing Miss Sachiko away.

"B-exploded?"

After all, I am the strongest evil spirit here, right?

Why was she bullied so badly by an outsider...

As she was thinking, Sachiko Shinozaki squatted in the corner of the basement, trembling with her hands on her head, muttering incomprehensible words such as "It's over" and "I'm going to be killed this time".

……

Inoue Ueya saw Hanako Natsukawa stop and couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong, Hanako?"

Hanako shook her head, turned around and continued walking, "Nothing... just a little lesson for a little impolite kid."

Continuing walking, according to Hanako Natsukawa, she could feel the presence of spiritual power and could easily find the location of the Seven Stars of Saenoki.

"I'm in so much pain..."

Looking down at the corpses on the ground and muttering to himself, Inoue Ueya sighed and replied, "Don't worry, today... today, I guarantee that everyone who died here will be able to come back to life."

This is the magic of Tianshen Elementary School. Even if a person has died, his soul will not be liberated but imprisoned here.

"Chuunibyou, get out!"

"..."

As a result, Mr. Inoue was scolded by the corpse lying on the ground, and Hanako Natsukawa, who was following next to him, couldn't help but burst into laughter.

"Hahahaha, doesn't this title suit you very well? The contractor of Chuunibyou..."

Upon hearing this, Onibeki Jihao couldn't help but smile bitterly. Although he didn't know Inoue Ueya's background, Onibeki Jihao always felt that he had the ability to solve the incident, so he accepted Inoue Ueya's invitation to join a team for some unknown reason.

Inoue Ueya scratched his head, but didn't respond. He said softly, "Let's keep going."

"What's wrong? Are you angry?" Hanako teased.

"Mr. Inoue never cares about such trivial matters. It's just that I'm not completely sure that I can realize my plan..."

Although Hanako Natsukawa and Yoshie Shinozaki have signed a contract, it is still unknown whether the ghost can allow the demon god to travel to the past like the human contractor in the original work, and the time point of the travel is also unknown...

This is also the reason why Inoue Ue did not immediately go to look for Shinozaki Sachiko, but continued to search for survivors. In this way, if the plan failed, at least most of the people in the original work would have been rescued by Inoue Ue.

Natsukawa Hanako shrugged and replied, "Whatever, this is the only way left, right?"

"Ah, that's right, Mr. Inoue will make it to the end. We must fight for the most perfect ending!"

He is determined to achieve the goal of becoming the Time Robber!

"arrive."

Hanako Natsukawa stopped outside the door of the data room, and it seemed that Saenoki Nanahoshi was inside.

Inoue Ueya walked over, knocked on the door, and then opened it. "Hello?"

Inside the information room was a girl wearing glasses and a school uniform with a pentagram ornament on her head. She looked at Guibei Jihao who was standing outside the door with surprise.

"Teacher, is it really Teacher Guibeiji?"

Guibei Jihao smiled slightly, turned to look at the three people beside him, and said softly: "Sorry, can you please stay outside? I want to talk to her alone."

Inoue Ueya nodded, and then the three of them walked out of the reference room.

"Hmm... Next, I'll be facing Shinozaki Sachiko directly. Are you scared?"

"It would be a lie to say I'm not afraid, but Mr. Inoue isn't afraid of Shinozaki Sachiko herself."

"..."

Yanagihori Ryuho didn't say anything, or rather, he didn't want to say anything anymore. After all, everything was caused by him, and he felt that he had no right to say anything. Inoue Ue was right before, Yanagihori Ryuho was the only one who had no right to ask for forgiveness from others. He was now just acting as the "Principal". He had to face his previous mistakes and the current events. He was no longer confused.

Natsukawa Hanako thought for a moment and suddenly said, "But aren't you curious about what those two ghosts are talking about in there?"

"Looking at the two of them...I think they're always saying things like 'I love you' and 'I forgive you'? Like the ones you see on TV all the time?"

Chapter 33 Don’t come over here—

"TV? That's great! I've been stuck in the bathroom as 'Hanako' and have never seen anything like this in person."

"You can watch TV as much as you want at my house, and you can eat all you want of Sadako's delicious cooking. You can also play games with me occasionally..."

Inoue Ueya always felt that Natsukawa Hanako was a very scary woman at first, but after getting along with her...

Although she is a bit impulsive and sometimes obsessed with fighting, she is indeed a trustworthy partner!

As he thought about it, Inoue Ue started to smile and began to think that with the addition of Natsukawa Hanako, the Inoue family would probably become more lively, right?

Seeing Inoue Ueya's smile, Natsukawa Hanako couldn't help but blush and turned her head away. "Hearing you say that, I'm really looking forward to it."

"Ah, after we get back, Hanako, you can come live at my house too."

"Let me live in your house——?!"

At this moment, the door of the data room opened, and Kihiro Oni walked out holding the hand of Nanaho Saenoki. "Sorry to have kept you waiting."

"It's okay, have you guys already discussed it?"

"Well, Qixing has recovered his memory."

Saenoki Nanahoshi's face darkened, and she lowered her head. "I'm sorry. After turning evil, I leaked a false version of Miss Sachiko's ritual online, using it to trick many people into entering Tenjin Elementary School... Although I've recovered some of my spiritual power, Sachiko's power still blocks this space."

Inoue Ueya shook his head and smiled slightly, "That's not important. Did you two successfully resolve the conflict?"

"Ah? Well, the teacher and I have reconciled."

"That's good, that's enough." Inoue Ueya nodded.

Then, Inoue Ue also began to tell the information he knew.

While in the health room, Inoue Ueya asked Shinozaki Yoshie about the information about the Book of Shadows.

The so-called Book of Shadows is an evil book that contains the grudges of those who died tragically in medieval witch hunts. When her husband was on the verge of death, she tried to use the power of the Book of Shadows to save him, but accidentally unlocked the existence sealed in the book. Sachiko then devoured the existence called "Nirvana" and forcibly sealed it within her body...

Guibei Jihao's expression grew serious as he pondered, "A book of evil arts, a vengeful spirit from the Middle Ages? I never thought the paranormal incidents I'm investigating would involve such a being..."

Inoue Ueya turned his gaze to the ghostly principal and continued, "Then it was Yanagihori Ryumine's mistakes that led to the tragic deaths of Shinozaki and her daughter, and their subsequent transformation into vengeful spirits. His subsequent attempts to exonerate himself further fueled Sachiko's resentment, leading to the creation of Tenjin Elementary School, a realm of time and space distortion."

"..."

Yanagihori Ryufeng opened his mouth, but in the end he didn't say anything.

"Anyway, the next goal is to save Shinozaki Sachiko's soul, but..."

As a result, Inoue Ueya asked Kihiro Onihiro and Nanaboshi Saenoki to stay, and then opened the passage to the Desert of Time, asking them to continue looking for other survivors and send them to the Time Train.

"Is it really okay for the two of us to stay here?" Guibei Jihao was a little worried about the three people in front of him.

"Ah, I think someone still needs to stay and look for survivors... Don't worry, Mr. Inoue has a reliable partner!"

Upon hearing this, Hanako Natsukawa's lips curled up slightly, and she said in a strong voice, "Of course. Even if I were to face Sachiko Shinozaki directly, there's no way I'd lose!!"

……

"Hahahaha-"

"Fuck, don't come over here! Take my knight punch!"

After walking for a long time, they not only saw a bunch of strange things on the road, but also saw a human model holding a knife, laughing wildly and rushing towards them. However, Mr. Inoue was so scared that he gave it a knight punch on the spot, and it didn't move again.

After a long time, everyone finally reached the basement where Sachiko's body was placed. Although they were not sure whether Sachiko Shinozaki was staying here, they had to return the tongue they got from the scumbag principal, right?

"That Shinozaki Sachiko has been shielding her aura, but now I finally feel it. She's hiding inside."

"So, are we going in?"

Inoue Ueya swallowed and reached out to open the basement.

"Really? Move faster!"